Charlotte Higgins: It was the week that Maurice Sendak died and Bianca Jagger had a fight at the opera. Here are the past seven days' biggest arts stories from around the web
As his reworking of Robinson Crusoe goes on stage, Derek Walcott talks about Caribbean culture, his spat with VS Naipaul - and why he didn't want the poetry job anyway
It would be perfectly possible to exit the theatre none the wiser about what exactly is the problem with Gatsby, Daisy and this generation of American youth, writes Lyn Gardner
A performance of every word of F Scott Fitzgerald's jazz era classic, Gatz lasts a marathon eight hours (with a break for dinner). How do the actors manage it? Emma Brockes meets them in New York
Ed Robson clearly understands the value of storytelling simplicity, so it's a shame he keeps throwing out ideas that muddy the waters, writes Mark Fisher
The World Shakespeare festival, with performances from across the globe in nearly 50 languages, begins this weekend. Andrew Dickson travelled to India to find out more
The early scenes suggest something more emotionally resonant than is finally delivered, and radical ideas are sidelined in favour of giddy teen romance, writes Lyn Gardner
There's a curiously old-fashioned feel to Georgia and her mates – none of whom appear interested in social media or even own a mobile phone, writes Alfred Hickling
There is wonder in the everyday poetry of Paper Cinema's ingenious retelling of The Odyssey as it delivers an epic in makeshift miniature, writes Lyn Gardner
Alex Needham:The man behind the only definitive account of Joe Orton's life and death talked to me about what inspired him to write it – and the motives behind the playwright's murder
Sophie Nield: He wanted to be an actor, his novels are full of theatre folk, and he performed readings of his books to rapt audiences. Did you know that Charles Dickens was obsessed with drama?
As The Mousetrap celebrates its 60th year on the London stage, Susannah Clapp sees three of the capital's longest-running shows – and finds plenty to admire